Japan News Updates

Deepak Kumar, 31, is the subject of an ongoing investigation by Pennsylvania State Police after he was arrested in Indiana on June 27.

Japanese robot software developer Mujin plans to go public by 2030, building up funds and momentum to capture fast-growing demand for factory-use AI.

U.S. oil cargoes transiting the Panama Canal are close to a four-year high as Asian refiners rush to import American crude in lieu of Mideast supplies.

The IEA said the release will largely consist of crude oil, though contributions from Europe will primarily take the form of refined petroleum product.

The U.S., Japan and the EU are set to announce plans in the coming weeks to lay the foundation for a trade agreement in critical minerals, according to people familiar with the preparations.

The automaker will begin selling two U.S.-built cars — the Acura Integra Type S and the Honda Passport TrailSport Elite — in Japan in the second half of this year, it said March 5.

The U.S. and Japan unveiled the debut projects of a $550 billion investment fund, pressing ahead with a trade and economic pact in the weeks before Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet President Donald Trump.

The United States has imposed a 15% tariff on most imports from Japan. Another concern is the impact on Japanese manufacturing, including automakers, from China’s curbs on exports of rare earths.

President Donald Trump placed a 15% tax on goods imported from Japan. It's a heavy burden for the major U.S. ally, but shipments to the rest of Asia are helping to offset lost sales.

An idea floated by Japan’s government to buy a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks is a meaningful gesture that may also be impractical given the narrow streets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities.